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Sticky Notes (A scene from "Bruce Almighty")
Sticky Notes (A scene from "Bruce Almighty")
Shmee


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Sticky (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Nikon D70s
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
Location: Moscow, ID
Date: Dec 14, 2006
Aperture: f/3.8
ISO: 640
Shutter: 1/160 s
Galleries: Humorous, Portraiture
Date Uploaded: Dec 16, 2006

 The first thing I did was buy a LOT of sticky notes. Then I covered my wall with sticky notes. Then I covered my boyfriend with sticky notes. They kept falling off! And my roommates thought I was a freak...but that's ok.

PP:

I varied the levels from one image then combined them into an HDR, which did help a bit. Then saturation on the notes, desaturated the jeans, brightened up the eyes, added a gaussan blur to the background and sharpened.

That's a lot compared to what I usually do.

I hope everyone enjoys it! I think it will be an original idea. Though I wish I would have taken that fish tank into a different room.

AFTER CHALLENGE
woohoow! My first top ten! And I believe my second highest score. I'm honestly surprised some of the other sticky noters didn't beat mine...I think my effort is the only thing that got me in the top ten!

Yes...maybe I do have a bit too much time on my hands...I'm on Christmas break from college, and honestly, when I have free time I don't know what to do with myself!

Statistics
Place: 9 out of 100
Avg (all users): 6.3187
Avg (commenters): 7.2632
Avg (participants): 5.9608
Avg (non-participants): 6.4580
Views since voting: 18644
Views during voting: 500
Votes: 182
Comments: 35
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 06/25/2007 11:53:44 AM
hahahahahahaha
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 12/30/2006 04:35:02 PM
Hey there from the Critique Club

First of all, congrats on your best finish to date, as well as your third highest score. Well-done and well-deserved.

Camera Work/Technical: This looks like it was a ton of work. You came up with a nicely creative concept and executed it nicely as well. Your focus is crisp and clear, and your tones are near flawless. My only complaint is that the Gaussian blur you added gave it too much of a cartoon-type feel.

Lighting: Your use of HDR yielded very nice and even lighting results.

Composition/Content: Very creative. I really like the stickies that have fallen off onto the floor. This added a lot of interest to the photograph, thus giving the appearance of a man falling apart under stress. Well seen in your mind's eye.

My Opinion: Definitely the best of the three similar entries. I think that you may have pulled a bit higher of a score without the background blur, but it worked well with the voters as it is.

Eric
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 12/28/2006 12:44:33 AM
Yeah, I bought into the 3M stock right before my shoot...I am now a rich lady!

hehe, jk...actually I spent like $10 on sticky notes....and only used half of them :) hmm....maybe I can sell the rest on e-bay...
 12/27/2006 03:17:04 AM
Way to go on your first top ten!!! Very fun shot and a ton of work that paid off.
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 12/27/2006 02:13:19 AM
Nice Job getting in the top 10, I knew I should have bought that 3M stock.
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 12/25/2006 02:49:56 PM
WOW!! I think you may have single-handedly brought POST-IT note stock up a point! Hee hee - congratulations on top 10!
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 12/25/2006 05:19:14 AM
nice work ! congratz on your top 10
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 12/25/2006 02:08:08 AM
Congrats on your top ten! How many packs of those did you go through?
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 12/25/2006 12:22:08 AM
Fun idea, great execution. Congrats on top 10!
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 12/25/2006 12:11:25 AM
Thought this might have ribboned Lisa...you pit a lot of effort in...it was a 10 from me and still is...great work
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/23/2006 06:25:55 PM
Great movie, and a great replication of that scene! I'm sure I won't be the only person here to note that you apparently have a little too much spare time :) - 10
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 12/23/2006 03:01:28 PM
that must have taken a day to do ... good concept and execution
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 12/23/2006 04:53:35 AM
Youre joking?!
How long did this take you?!!!
10 for effort
terrible film though.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/22/2006 05:43:34 PM
haha...That had to have taken alot of work. And I hope your score gets rewarded for it.
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 12/22/2006 02:27:54 PM
Nice recreation! :)
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 12/22/2006 12:47:03 PM
how much time did it take you to do the setup for these? impressive effort!!!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/22/2006 11:56:37 AM
Amazing work, congrats
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 12/21/2006 06:14:21 PM
my son says it looks like a knight :0)
I myself am still in disbelief you ent through all that trouble!!! ;0)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/21/2006 01:06:16 PM
nice
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 12/20/2006 08:24:13 AM
an hour to set up... 1/60 second to take :-)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/19/2006 11:50:29 PM
I have to give extra points here for effort! Wow! Well done!
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 12/19/2006 11:22:36 PM
Funny, but this really lacks the technical qualities that make a photo fantastic, for example you photo is reall halfway between normal lighting and low light. Not a good a good place to be! Try harder next time, good luck
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 12/19/2006 07:04:16 PM
you deserve a ribbon for doing that much work - I just wanted to do my front door and gave up.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/19/2006 02:29:01 PM
So that's where it came from. What a pain to set up. Even worse to clean up! A little dark on the lighting.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/19/2006 12:38:03 PM
I love the photo, it's great that you can get Travis to model everything for you! Too bad I'm not a member yet, I would have liked to vote in this challenge...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/19/2006 07:57:13 AM
rofl! Thanks for the laugh on this - and this took how long to set up???
:))
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 12/18/2006 10:02:04 PM
So, you need to tell us, how many post-its did you use?
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 12/18/2006 09:54:32 PM
That must have been a lot of work.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/18/2006 12:25:20 PM
7 for stick note effort
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/18/2006 10:10:16 AM
Wow! That's a lot of sticky notes. Cool shot! :)
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 12/18/2006 04:43:47 AM
Hahahaha....now this is great.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/18/2006 03:45:01 AM
has to ribbon on effort alone...this is superb...deserves my one and only 10 for this challenge...good luck
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 12/18/2006 02:29:24 AM
That is a lot of trouble you went through for this shot.
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 12/18/2006 01:59:17 AM
wow you uh... have alot of time on your hands. ill give you a 6 for that
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 12/18/2006 01:25:17 AM
Okay...this must have taken AGES to set up! Very Funny.
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